diff --git a/crates/mem-core/src/agent_entity.rs b/crates/mem-core/src/agent_entity.rs
index 3f6b0d6..92f8642 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/src/agent_entity.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/src/agent_entity.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ///
 /// These structures attach to Entity via entity_type discriminator.
 /// AgentPrompt, AgentSkill, AgentDecision each carry domain-specific
+#[allow(clippy::empty_line_after_doc_comments)]
 /// fields that enable the agent to learn from its own behavior.
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/src/community.rs b/crates/mem-core/src/community.rs
index b246fc2..9404bb5 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/src/community.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/src/community.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /// Community domain model for temporal graph-RAG.
 /// Single Responsibility: Community (cluster) storage and metadata.
+#[allow(clippy::empty_line_after_doc_comments)]
 /// Open/Closed: Algorithm field extensible for new clustering methods.
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/src/edge.rs b/crates/mem-core/src/edge.rs
index 7a2fd4c..a155a68 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/src/edge.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/src/edge.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /// Edge domain model for temporal graph-RAG.
 /// Single Responsibility: Fact/relationship storage with bi-temporal validity.
+#[allow(clippy::empty_line_after_doc_comments)]
 /// Open/Closed: ContradictionStatus enum extensible.
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ impl ContradictionStatus {
         }
     }
 
+    #[allow(clippy::should_implement_trait)]
     pub fn from_str(s: &str) -> Self {
         match s.to_lowercase().as_str() {
             "active" => Self::Active,
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/src/entity.rs b/crates/mem-core/src/entity.rs
index 6a0c401..0284225 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/src/entity.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/src/entity.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /// Entity domain model for temporal graph-RAG.
 /// Single Responsibility: Entity identity and metadata.
 /// Open/Closed: EntityType enum extensible.
+#[allow(clippy::empty_line_after_doc_comments)]
 /// Dependencies: Uses time::OffsetDateTime (consistent with mem-core).
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ impl EntityType {
         }
     }
 
+    #[allow(clippy::should_implement_trait)]
     pub fn from_str(s: &str) -> Self {
         match s.to_lowercase().as_str() {
             "person" => Self::Person,
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/src/gated_loop.rs b/crates/mem-core/src/gated_loop.rs
index 077333c..9f3f61d 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/src/gated_loop.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/src/gated_loop.rs
@@ -135,11 +135,10 @@ pub fn run_loop(
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use super::*;
+    
 
     #[test]
     fn test_loop_basic() {
         // Placeholder test to verify it compiles
-        assert!(true);
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/src/lesson.rs b/crates/mem-core/src/lesson.rs
index f2f1e05..f645f8c 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/src/lesson.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/src/lesson.rs
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ pub fn lookup(sig: &Signature, lessons: &[Lesson], floor: f32) -> Option<Hit> {
     let mut best: Option<(f32, &Lesson)> = None;
     for l in lessons.iter().filter(|l| l.tool == sig.tool) {
         let s = similarity(&sig.normalised, &l.normalised);
-        if s >= floor && best.map_or(true, |(bs, _)| s > bs) {
+        if s >= floor && best.is_none_or(|(bs, _)| s > bs) {
             best = Some((s, l));
         }
     }
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ pub fn tool_of_cmd(cmd: &str) -> String {
         "kubectl" | "k" => "kubectl".into(),
         "docker" | "podman" => "docker".into(),
         "terraform" | "tofu" => "terraform".into(),
-        other if other.is_empty() => "unknown".into(),
+        "" => "unknown".into(),
         other => other.to_string(),
     }
 }
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ pub fn render_skill(tool: &str, lessons: &[Lesson]) -> String {
     s.push_str("`confirmed`, which outranks inferred lessons at equal similarity.\n\n");
 
     let mut sorted: Vec<&Lesson> = lessons.iter().collect();
-    sorted.sort_by(|a, b| b.seen.cmp(&a.seen));
+    sorted.sort_by_key(|a| std::cmp::Reverse(a.seen));
 
     for l in sorted {
         s.push_str(&format!("## {}\n\n", l.raw.trim()));
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ pub fn render_skill(tool: &str, lessons: &[Lesson]) -> String {
             "- seen: {} | last: {} | confidence: {:?}\n",
             l.seen, l.last_seen, l.confidence
         ));
-        s.push_str(&format!("- signature: `{}`\n", l.sig_sha[..12].to_string()));
+        s.push_str(&format!("- signature: `{}`\n", &l.sig_sha[..12]));
         s.push_str("- resolved by:\n");
         for r in &l.resolution {
             s.push_str(&format!("  ```\n  {r}\n  ```\n"));
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ mod tests {
             ev("t2", "npm pkg set overrides.react=19", 0, ""),
             ev("t3", "npm ci", 0, "ok"),
         ];
-        let ls = derive_lessons(&events, |c| tool_of_cmd(c));
+        let ls = derive_lessons(&events, tool_of_cmd);
         assert_eq!(ls.len(), 1);
         assert_eq!(ls[0].resolution, vec!["npm pkg set overrides.react=19"]);
         assert_eq!(ls[0].confidence, Confidence::Inferred);
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ mod tests {
             output: "error: flaky".into(),
         };
         let events = vec![ev("npm ci", 1), ev("npm ci", 0)];
-        assert!(derive_lessons(&events, |c| tool_of_cmd(c)).is_empty());
+        assert!(derive_lessons(&events, tool_of_cmd).is_empty());
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ mod tests {
             sig_sha: "abc".into(),
             rule: "r".into(),
         };
-        assert_eq!(lookup(&exact, &[l.clone()], 0.5).unwrap().tier, Tier::Exact);
+        assert_eq!(lookup(&exact, std::slice::from_ref(&l), 0.5).unwrap().tier, Tier::Exact);
 
         let unrelated = Signature {
             tool: "npm".into(),
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/builtin.rs b/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/builtin.rs
index ab56323..a34d925 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/builtin.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/builtin.rs
@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@ impl FormatHandler for CsvFormatter {
 
     async fn format(&self, result: &OptimizationResult) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
         let output = format!(
-            "{},{},{},{}\n",
+            "{},{},{},{:.2}\n",
             escape_csv(&result.plugin),
             result.original.len(),
             result.optimized.len(),
-            format!("{:.2}", result.ratio)
+            result.ratio
         );
         Ok(output.into_bytes())
     }
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/ccr.rs b/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/ccr.rs
index db53be6..99e0ffe 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/ccr.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/ccr.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ impl CcrStore {
         // Remove oldest entry if at capacity
         if cache.len() >= self.max_entries {
             if let Some(oldest_key) = cache.keys().next().cloned() {
-                cache.remove(&oldest_key);
+                cache.swap_remove(&oldest_key);
             }
         }
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl CcrStore {
             // Check if expired
             let duration = OffsetDateTime::now_utc() - *timestamp;
             if duration.whole_seconds() > self.ttl_secs as i64 {
-                cache.remove(hash);
+                cache.swap_remove(hash);
                 return Ok(None);
             }
 
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/json.rs b/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/json.rs
index 6910e70..1d48f8c 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/json.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/json.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 //! - Drop: redundant homogeneous elements, long string values
 
 use anyhow::Result;
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
+use serde_json::Value;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 pub struct JsonCrusher;
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ impl JsonCrusher {
         let mut result = Vec::new();
 
         // Add start items
-        for i in 0..start_count.min(len) {
-            result.push(items[i].clone());
+        for item in items.iter().take(start_count.min(len)) {
+            result.push(item.clone());
         }
 
         // Select mid-array items by variance/importance
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ impl JsonCrusher {
 
         // Add end items
         if end_count > 0 {
-            for i in (len - end_count)..len {
-                result.push(items[i].clone());
+            for item in items.iter().skip(len.saturating_sub(end_count)) {
+                result.push(item.clone());
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/query_optimizer.rs b/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/query_optimizer.rs
index 34b7493..038ea08 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/query_optimizer.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/query_optimizer.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 use super::plugin::OptimizerService;
 use crate::prompt::CacheMetrics;
-use crate::domain::{Chunk, Record};
+use crate::domain::Chunk;
 use anyhow::Result;
 
 /// Query optimizer: compresses chunks before LLM processing
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl QueryOptimizer {
         match service.optimize(&chunk_text, &content_type, Some("raw")).await {
             Ok(bytes) => {
                 let text = String::from_utf8(bytes)
-                    .unwrap_or_else(|_| chunk_text);
+                    .unwrap_or(chunk_text);
                 Ok(text)
             }
             Err(_) => {
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/router.rs b/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/router.rs
index 7b1536f..fd2d06b 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/router.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/router.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl ContentRouter {
 /// Check if content is valid JSON
 fn is_json(content: &str) -> bool {
     let trimmed = content.trim();
-    if !((trimmed.starts_with('{') || trimmed.starts_with('['))) {
+    if !(trimmed.starts_with('{') || trimmed.starts_with('[')) {
         return false;
     }
     serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(trimmed).is_ok()
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/text.rs b/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/text.rs
index b79b8cf..799f923 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/text.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/src/optimizer/text.rs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ impl TextCompressor {
         }
 
         // Capitalization (usually proper nouns or emphatic)
-        if token.chars().next().map_or(false, |c| c.is_uppercase()) && token.len() > 1 {
+        if token.chars().next().is_some_and(|c| c.is_uppercase()) && token.len() > 1 {
             score += 1.0;
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/src/prompt.rs b/crates/mem-core/src/prompt.rs
index b8c7994..6cb05a1 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/src/prompt.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/src/prompt.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ const CACHE_TURN: &str = include_str!("../../../templates/gru-mem-turn.txt");
 
 const BUDGET_TOTAL: usize = 32768;
 const BUDGET_RESPONSE: usize = 2048;
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 const BUDGET_SYSTEM: usize = 400;
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 const BUDGET_QUESTION: usize = 150;
 const BUDGET_MEMORY_MAX: usize = 1024;
 const BUDGET_CHUNK_MAX: usize = 5000;
@@ -368,7 +370,7 @@ fn estimate_tokens(text: &str) -> usize {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::domain::{Chunk, Record, Role, Provenance, Level};
+    use crate::domain::{Chunk, Record, Role, Provenance};
     use time::OffsetDateTime;
 
     fn make_test_chunk(text: &str) -> Chunk {
@@ -645,7 +647,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let metrics = result.unwrap();
         let ratio = metrics.compression_ratio();
-        assert!(ratio >= 0.0 && ratio <= 100.0);
+        assert!((0.0..=100.0).contains(&ratio));
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/src/query.rs b/crates/mem-core/src/query.rs
index 52ba03d..f7aee0d 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/src/query.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/src/query.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-use crate::domain::{ProjectId, QueryId};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::path::Path;
 
 /// A single standing query.
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/src/query_executor.rs b/crates/mem-core/src/query_executor.rs
index bd009fe..356d44a 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/src/query_executor.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/src/query_executor.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{Level, Query};
+use crate::Level;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ pub struct QueryExecutor {
     // For now: proof-of-concept with mock data
 }
 
+impl Default for QueryExecutor {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
 impl QueryExecutor {
     /// Create executor.
     pub fn new() -> Self {
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/src/query_levels.rs b/crates/mem-core/src/query_levels.rs
index 5e03ea8..6bd47ee 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/src/query_levels.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/src/query_levels.rs
@@ -71,11 +71,10 @@ impl QueryLevels {
         }
 
         // Check level filter
-        if !self.level_filter.is_empty() {
-            if !self.level_filter.contains(&level.to_string()) {
+        if !self.level_filter.is_empty()
+            && !self.level_filter.contains(&level.to_string()) {
                 return false;
             }
-        }
 
         // Check evidence/reference flags
         if level == "R" {
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/src/scoring.rs b/crates/mem-core/src/scoring.rs
index bd76c3e..9c8fec6 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/src/scoring.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/src/scoring.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 /// - Single Responsibility: each scorer does one thing
 /// - Open/Closed: add new scorers without modifying existing
 /// - Liskov Substitution: all scorers implement DocumentScorer
+#[allow(clippy::empty_line_after_doc_comments)]
 /// - Dependency Inversion: depend on trait, not concrete types
 
 use anyhow::Result;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ impl DocumentScorer for GlobalTfIdfScorer {
 }
 
 /// Project-scoped TF-IDF Scorer: scoring within project boundaries
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct ProjectTfIdfScorer {
     project: String,
     vocabulary: Arc<std::collections::BTreeMap<String, f32>>,
@@ -93,11 +95,18 @@ impl DocumentScorer for ProjectTfIdfScorer {
 }
 
 /// Semantic Scorer: vector similarity (placeholder)
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct SemanticScorer {
     _embeddings_client: Arc<()>, // Placeholder
     _pgvector: Arc<()>,          // Placeholder
 }
 
+impl Default for SemanticScorer {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
 impl SemanticScorer {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -156,6 +165,12 @@ pub struct ScoringPipeline {
     scorers: Vec<(String, f32, Arc<dyn DocumentScorer>)>, // name, weight, scorer
 }
 
+impl Default for ScoringPipeline {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
 impl ScoringPipeline {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/src/symptom_projection.rs b/crates/mem-core/src/symptom_projection.rs
index de62a21..50933b2 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/src/symptom_projection.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/src/symptom_projection.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ impl SymptomVector {
 
 /// Internal structure for tokens during extraction
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 struct SymptomTokens {
     keywords: Vec<String>,
     error_codes: Vec<String>,
@@ -392,7 +393,7 @@ mod tests {
         let words: Vec<&str> = symptom.normalised.split_whitespace().collect();
         for word in &words {
             // Check if this word is a stop word
-            assert!(!STOP_WORDS.contains(&word), "Stop word '{}' should be removed", word);
+            assert!(!STOP_WORDS.contains(word), "Stop word '{}' should be removed", word);
         }
         // Should contain key terms
         assert!(symptom.normalised.contains("resolve"));
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/tests/it_m3_8_benchmarks.rs b/crates/mem-core/tests/it_m3_8_benchmarks.rs
index 2f42f99..cdc3370 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/tests/it_m3_8_benchmarks.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/tests/it_m3_8_benchmarks.rs
@@ -267,11 +267,9 @@ fn test_compression_handles_large_content() {
 fn test_multi_chunk_search_consistency() {
     let optimizer = ContextOptimizer::new().expect("optimizer init");
 
-    let chunks = vec![
-        "ERROR: connection failed\nDEBUG: thread id=100",
+    let chunks = ["ERROR: connection failed\nDEBUG: thread id=100",
         "ERROR: timeout after 5000ms\nTRACE: stack unwinding",
-        "ERROR: retry attempt 2\nDEBUG: backoff delay=200ms",
-    ];
+        "ERROR: retry attempt 2\nDEBUG: backoff delay=200ms"];
 
     let optimized_chunks: Vec<_> = chunks
         .iter()
diff --git a/crates/mem-core/tests/it_m3_8_gate.rs b/crates/mem-core/tests/it_m3_8_gate.rs
index d174684..8724c67 100644
--- a/crates/mem-core/tests/it_m3_8_gate.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-core/tests/it_m3_8_gate.rs
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ fn gate_memory_bounded() {
 
     // Should not panic from memory exhaustion
     // If we get here, we passed the gate
-    assert!(true, "memory usage bounded");
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ fn gate_compression_targets_met() {
     ];
 
     for (content, name, min_compression) in fixtures.iter() {
-        let optimized = optimizer.optimize(content).expect(&format!("optimize {}", name));
+        let optimized = optimizer.optimize(content).unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("optimize {}", name));
         let ratio = optimized.compressed.len() as f32 / content.len() as f32;
 
         // At least some compression should happen
@@ -332,5 +331,4 @@ fn gate_summary_report() {
 
     println!("\n🚀 STATUS: M3.8 READY FOR PRODUCTION");
 
-    assert!(true); // Just for testing framework
 }
diff --git a/crates/mem-ingest/src/contradiction_detector.rs b/crates/mem-ingest/src/contradiction_detector.rs
index 9984aa8..0122843 100644
--- a/crates/mem-ingest/src/contradiction_detector.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-ingest/src/contradiction_detector.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ impl ContradictionPreFilter {
 
 /// LLM-based contradiction detector (stage 2)
 /// Only called if pre-filter returns true (cost optimization)
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct LlmContradictionDetector {
     model_name: String,
     auto_confirm_threshold: f32,
diff --git a/crates/mem-ingest/src/entity_extractor.rs b/crates/mem-ingest/src/entity_extractor.rs
index 5ad6e4e..32b4db2 100644
--- a/crates/mem-ingest/src/entity_extractor.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-ingest/src/entity_extractor.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ pub trait EntityExtractor: Send + Sync {
 
 /// LLM-based extractor with reflection verification (stage 1 + 2)
 /// Uses Authentik JWT tokens for authentication to LLM gateway
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct LlmEntityExtractor {
     model_name: String,
     enable_reflection: bool,
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ impl EntityExtractor for WikiLinkFallbackExtractor {
                 entities.push(ExtractedEntity {
                     name: name_str.to_string(),
                     entity_type: EntityType::Unknown,
-                    summary: format!("Mentioned in episode"),
+                    summary: "Mentioned in episode".to_string(),
                     confidence: 0.7, // Lower confidence for fallback
                 });
             }
@@ -418,6 +419,6 @@ mod tests {
         let text = "[[Entity1]] and [[Entity2]]";
 
         let entities = composite.extract(text).await.unwrap();
-        assert!(entities.len() > 0);
+        assert!(!entities.is_empty());
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/mem-ingest/src/grm_retriever.rs b/crates/mem-ingest/src/grm_retriever.rs
index d55cde2..d6a85a1 100644
--- a/crates/mem-ingest/src/grm_retriever.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-ingest/src/grm_retriever.rs
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-use tracing::{debug, info};
-use mem_core::entity::Entity;
-use mem_core::edge::Edge;
+use tracing::debug;
 
 /// Memorability decision for entity or fact
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
diff --git a/crates/mem-ingest/src/ingest_pipeline.rs b/crates/mem-ingest/src/ingest_pipeline.rs
index 9814135..4dca865 100644
--- a/crates/mem-ingest/src/ingest_pipeline.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-ingest/src/ingest_pipeline.rs
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ impl IngestPipeline {
 
 /// Async queue worker: Process episodes from queue
 /// CRAP: 12 (Async loop, straightforward)
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct QueueWorker {
     pipeline: Arc<IngestPipeline>,
     batch_size: usize,
diff --git a/crates/mem-ingest/src/memorability_gate.rs b/crates/mem-ingest/src/memorability_gate.rs
index b6dd07a..2343510 100644
--- a/crates/mem-ingest/src/memorability_gate.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-ingest/src/memorability_gate.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use tracing::{debug, info};
 use crate::grm_retriever::{
     EntityContext, FactContext, GraphContextRetriever, MemorabilityDecision, GrmConfig, MockGrmRetriever,
 };
-use mem_core::entity::{Entity, EntityType};
+use mem_core::entity::Entity;
 use mem_core::edge::Edge;
 
 /// Entity filtering result
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl MemorabilityGate {
         let (filtered, reason) = match context.decision {
             MemorabilityDecision::Keep => {
                 if context.matched_entity_id.is_some() {
-                    (true, format!("Existing entity (merge required)"))
+                    (true, "Existing entity (merge required)".to_string())
                 } else {
                     (false, format!("New entity (score: {:.2})", context.memorability_score))
                 }
diff --git a/crates/mem-ingest/src/obsidian_ref_source.rs b/crates/mem-ingest/src/obsidian_ref_source.rs
index 7aae64c..e51ddac 100644
--- a/crates/mem-ingest/src/obsidian_ref_source.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-ingest/src/obsidian_ref_source.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ pub struct RefMetadata {
 }
 
 /// Obsidian REST API client
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct ObsidianClient {
     base_url: String,
 }
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ impl ObsidianClient {
 }
 
 /// ObsidianRefSource: Fetches & chunks reference documents from Obsidian vault
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct ObsidianRefSource {
     client: ObsidianClient,
     project: String,
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ mod tests {
         let chunks = source.chunk_document("docs/test.md", content);
 
         // Should split by headings
-        assert!(chunks.len() > 0);
+        assert!(!chunks.is_empty());
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/crates/mem-ingest/src/optimizer_metrics.rs b/crates/mem-ingest/src/optimizer_metrics.rs
index fc099d5..f591189 100644
--- a/crates/mem-ingest/src/optimizer_metrics.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-ingest/src/optimizer_metrics.rs
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ impl MetricsCollector {
         self.by_project
             .lock()
             .unwrap()
-            .get(project)
-            .map(|m| m.clone())
+            .get(project).cloned()
     }
 
     /// Get all project metrics.
diff --git a/crates/mem-ingest/src/query_metrics.rs b/crates/mem-ingest/src/query_metrics.rs
index 002e9b1..6048072 100644
--- a/crates/mem-ingest/src/query_metrics.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-ingest/src/query_metrics.rs
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ impl QueryMetricsRepository {
         let mut repo = self.metrics.lock().unwrap();
         repo.get_mut(query_id)
             .ok_or_else(|| format!("Query {} not found", query_id))
-            .map(|metrics| f(metrics))
+            .map(f)
     }
 
     /// Get progress for a query
diff --git a/crates/mem-ingest/src/wiki_link.rs b/crates/mem-ingest/src/wiki_link.rs
index b447f4d..bcd1fc9 100644
--- a/crates/mem-ingest/src/wiki_link.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-ingest/src/wiki_link.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 ///
 /// Used to scope queries to project namespaces and enable graph traversal.
 /// For example: poimen/tools/kubectl.md [[debugging.md]] creates an edge
+#[allow(clippy::empty_line_after_doc_comments)]
 /// from tools/kubectl to debugging (within same project).
 
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use anyhow::Result;
 use regex::Regex;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ impl WikiLinkParser {
 }
 
 /// Graph Index: Stores and queries wiki-link relationships
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct WikiLinkGraph {
     /// Forward links: source -> [targets]
     forward_links: HashMap<String, Vec<String>>,
@@ -100,11 +102,11 @@ impl WikiLinkGraph {
     /// Add a wiki-link edge
     pub fn add_link(&mut self, source: &str, target: &str) {
         self.forward_links.entry(source.to_string())
-            .or_insert_with(Vec::new)
+            .or_default()
             .push(target.to_string());
 
         self.backward_links.entry(target.to_string())
-            .or_insert_with(Vec::new)
+            .or_default()
             .push(source.to_string());
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/mem-llm/src/chat.rs b/crates/mem-llm/src/chat.rs
index e0fc6b6..35e1230 100644
--- a/crates/mem-llm/src/chat.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-llm/src/chat.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub enum AuthMode {
 
 impl AuthMode {
     /// Detect from base URL or explicit env var.
-    pub fn detect(base_url: &str, api_key: &str) -> Self {
+    pub fn detect(_base_url: &str, api_key: &str) -> Self {
         if api_key.is_empty() {
             return Self::None;
         }
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct Choice {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 struct MessageResponse {
     role: String,
     content: String,
@@ -208,12 +209,11 @@ impl ChatClient {
                 Ok(r) => r,
                 Err(e) => {
                     last_error = Some(anyhow!("Request failed: {}", e));
-                    if e.is_timeout() || e.is_status() {
-                        if attempt < self.max_retries - 1 {
+                    if (e.is_timeout() || e.is_status())
+                        && attempt < self.max_retries - 1 {
                             tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100 * 2_u64.pow(attempt))).await;
                             continue;
                         }
-                    }
                     return Err(last_error.unwrap());
                 }
             };
diff --git a/crates/mem-llm/src/embeddings.rs b/crates/mem-llm/src/embeddings.rs
index 512f98c..fa30c18 100644
--- a/crates/mem-llm/src/embeddings.rs
+++ b/crates/mem-llm/src/embeddings.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ enum EmbeddingResponse {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 struct EmbeddingData {
     embedding: Vec<f32>,
     #[serde(default)]
@@ -120,10 +121,10 @@ impl EmbeddingsClient {
     /// Embed a single text string, returning a 768-dim vector
     pub async fn embed_one(&self, text: &str) -> Result<Vector> {
         let embeddings = self.embed(&[text.to_string()]).await?;
-        Ok(embeddings
+        embeddings
             .into_iter()
             .next()
-            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("empty embedding response"))?)
+            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("empty embedding response"))
     }
 
     /// Embed multiple texts, batched at ≤32 per request, preserving input order